# Deel

> Deel integration via Apideck's HRIS unified API — same methods work across every connector in HRIS, switch by changing `serviceId`. Use when the user wants to read or sync employees, departments, payrolls, and time-off records in Deel. Routes through Apideck with serviceId "deel".

- Skill: `apideck-libraries/deel` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add apideck-libraries/deel`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/apideck-libraries/deel/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- License: Apache-2.0
- Author: apideck-libraries (https://skillmd.com/u/apideck-libraries)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/apideck-libraries/deel

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# Deel (via Apideck)

Access Deel through Apideck's **HRIS** unified API — one of 58 HRIS connectors that share the same method surface. Code you write here ports to BambooHR, Workday, Hibob and 54 other HRIS connectors by changing a single `serviceId` string. Apideck handles auth, pagination, rate limiting, and retries so you don't write per-tenant Deel plumbing.

> **Beta connector.** Deel is currently in beta on Apideck. Expect partial resource coverage and occasional mapping gaps. Always verify coverage (see below) and fall back to the Proxy API for unsupported operations.

## Quick facts

- **Apideck serviceId:** `deel`
- **Unified API:** HRIS
- **Auth type:** oauth2
- **Status:** beta
- **Gotchas:** [page](https://developers.apideck.com/apis/hris/deel/gotchas)
- **Deel docs:** https://developer.deel.com
- **Homepage:** https://www.deel.com/

## When to use this skill

Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with **Deel** — for example, "sync employees in Deel" or "list time-off requests in Deel". This skill teaches the agent:

1. Which Apideck unified API covers Deel (HRIS)
2. The correct `serviceId` to pass on every call (`deel`)
3. Deel-specific auth and coverage caveats

For the full method surface (parameters, pagination, filtering), use your language SDK skill:

- [`apideck-node`](../../skills/apideck-node/), [`apideck-python`](../../skills/apideck-python/), [`apideck-dotnet`](../../skills/apideck-dotnet/), [`apideck-java`](../../skills/apideck-java/), [`apideck-go`](../../skills/apideck-go/), [`apideck-php`](../../skills/apideck-php/), or [`apideck-rest`](../../skills/apideck-rest/)

For the raw OpenAPI spec:

- **HRIS:** [https://specs.apideck.com/hris.yml](https://specs.apideck.com/hris.yml) · [API Explorer](https://developers.apideck.com/api-explorer?id=hris)

## Minimal example (TypeScript)

```typescript
import { Apideck } from "@apideck/unify";

const apideck = new Apideck({
  apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
  appId: process.env.APIDECK_APP_ID,
  consumerId: "your-consumer-id",
});

// List employees in Deel
const { data } = await apideck.hris.employees.list({
  serviceId: "deel",
});
```

## Portable across 58 HRIS connectors

The Apideck **HRIS** unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from Deel to another HRIS connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.

```typescript
// Today — Deel
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "deel" });

// Tomorrow — same code, different connector
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "bamboohr" });
await apideck.hris.employees.list({ serviceId: "workday" });
```

This is the compounding advantage of using Apideck over integrating Deel directly: code against the unified HRIS API once, gain access to every connector in it. New connectors Apideck adds become available to your app without code changes.

## Deel via Apideck HRIS

Deel is a global payroll and contractor management platform. Apideck covers the HRIS-adjacent surface (employees, time-off).

### Entity mapping

| Deel entity | Apideck HRIS resource |
|---|---|
| Employee | `employees` (57+ fields surfaced) |
| Contractor | also `employees` (distinguished via `employment_type`) |
| Time Off Request | `time-off-requests` |
| Department | `departments` |
| Company entity | `companies` |
| Payroll runs | ❌ use Proxy |

### Coverage highlights

- ✅ Employee list + details (full- and part-time, contractor)
- ✅ Time-off requests
- ✅ Company + department metadata
- ❌ Invoicing for contractors — separate Deel API surface; use Proxy
- ❌ Contract lifecycle (offer, signing) — use Proxy

### Auth

- **Type:** API key, managed by Apideck Vault
- **Org binding:** each connection = one Deel organization.
- **Permissions:** API key inherits the generating user's role.

### Example: list all workers (employees + contractors)

```typescript
const { data } = await apideck.hris.employees.list({
  serviceId: "deel",
});
```

## Escape hatch: Proxy API

When an endpoint isn't covered by the HRIS unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call Deel directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set `x-apideck-downstream-url` to the target endpoint on Deel's own API:

```bash
curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-consumer-id: ${CONSUMER_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-service-id: deel" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on Deel>" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"
```

See [Deel's API docs](https://developer.deel.com) for available endpoints.

## Sibling connectors

Other **HRIS** connectors that share this unified API surface (same method signatures, just change `serviceId`):

[`bamboohr`](../bamboohr/), [`workday`](../workday/), [`hibob`](../hibob/), [`personio`](../personio/), [`adp-ihcm`](../adp-ihcm/) *(beta)*, [`adp-workforce-now`](../adp-workforce-now/) *(beta)*, [`paychex`](../paychex/) *(beta)*, [`paylocity`](../paylocity/), and 49 more.

## See also

- [HRIS OpenAPI spec](https://specs.apideck.com/hris.yml) · [API Explorer](https://developers.apideck.com/api-explorer?id=hris)
- [`apideck-connector-coverage`](../../skills/apideck-connector-coverage/) — programmatic coverage checks
- [`apideck-best-practices`](../../skills/apideck-best-practices/) — architecture, Vault, pagination, error handling
- [`apideck-node`](../../skills/apideck-node/) — TypeScript / Node SDK patterns
- [Deel official docs](https://developer.deel.com)